Steven Stamkos slowly glided to center ice, skidded to a stop and stared across to Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby. Stamkos took one deep breath to collect himself, and it was game on as the puck dropped to the ice. ...more

September 21, 2008

The top pick from the NHL Entry Draft, 18-year-old Steven Stamkos, took to the ice in his first professional training camp on Tuesday as the new-look Lightning reported to town. ...more

September 17, 2008

For the better part of 11 months, Oren Koules had to bite his tongue. As part of the original ownership group that attempted to purchase the Lightning in August, Koules expended a tremendous amount of time and energy in his pursuit of the team. ...more

June 23, 2008

Less than 24 hours after being selected with the first overall pick in the NHL entry draft, Steven Stamkos still had a smile on his face as wide as the Hillsborough River. ...more

June 22, 2008

Lightning general manager Jay Feaster has been working the phones in hopes of collecting a second-round pick for the start of today's second-day festivities at the NHL entry draft. ...more

June 21, 2008

Steven Stamkos watched from his seat in Scotiabank Place stands as the Lightning contingent of front-office staff and ownership stepped up from the team's draft table and made their way to the NHL entry draft stage. ...more

June 21, 2008

OTTAWA – The Steven Stamkos era officially began in Tampa Bay on Friday when the Lightning selected the 18-year-old with the first overall pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. ...more

June 20, 2008

Sporting a playoff-like beard that Steven Stamkos admitted took about a week to grow, the next franchise center for the Lightning felt loose enough to crack a couple of jokes Thursday, one day before he is expected to become the first overall pick in the NHL entry draft. ...more

June 20, 2008

Jay Feaster might have the easiest job of any of the league's 30 general managers tonight when the NHL entry draft kicks off in prime time. ...more

June 20, 2008

From the moment his mother placed him in a Jolly Jumper, his feet acting like springs propelling him into the air, Steven Stamkos held a miniature hockey stick in his hands. ...more

June 15, 2008